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We don't believe so. Flint's performance against Watford showed that an absence hasn't affected his form with the City anchor successfully helping to nullify the £25m-rated Troy Deeney, Brazil U23 international Richarlison and Morocco winger Nordin Amrabat.

The two times Bristol City Player of the Season received a good reception from the fans who made the trip to Vicarage Road and does not look to have fallen out of favour with supporters.

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There may have been the odd moan on social media that the defender hasn't been at his most amiable during what is undoubtedly an awkward time for player and club, but such is the life of a footballer.

Many fans will recognise Flint's good service to the club and understand that the career of many players is short.

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At 28, there may only be one last big contract for the Derbyshire-born centre-back. While tied down on a big contract at City, would many begrudge Flint the big move if he could play at a higher level before the end of his career?

A sideways move, granted, would be far less palatable. Equally, City could in the near future be in a position to challenge for promotion if their younger players continue to develop well and stick around.

Norwich City are the latest club to be linked but we don't believe that the Canaries will be willing to match what Bristol City are looking for.

What price tag might convince the Robins to cash in? We understand a fee above £5m. That amount would represent a decent mark-up on the £300,000 needed to bring Flint in from Swindon Town back in 2013.

It would also help balance the books from a fairly extravagant summer. Add in the Lee Tomlin transfer (Channel 5 will fill you in on the exact terms of the deal, right Neil Warnock?) and you're not far off what Bristol City have spent this summer on Niclas Eliasson, Famara Diedhiou and Nathan Baker.

Aden Flint (Image: Gary Day/JMP)

Two centre-back sales this summer to judge any price of Aden Flint against: Marc Roberts, from Barnsley to Birmingham City, undisclosed but widely reported to be around £3.5m. That could be an upfront amount with add-ons to come.

And Pontus Jansson to Leeds United (from loan to permanent): £3.5m, converted during the summer after being announced back in February. Jansson was later named in the Championship team of the year for 2016-17.

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But Flint, while older, has more years on his contract and thus would cost more. His injury record would also count towards a higher fee, ie, he rarely ever misses a game.

Lee Johnson admitted that Birmingham City had made several unsuccessful bids for Flint across the summer, and now Harry Redknapp's side have returned, trying their hand with another bid of around £3.5m.

Aden Flint of Bristol City (Image: Robbie Stephenson/JMP)

Will it be enough? It's doubtful. Will they up that bid further still? It's highly likely.

The simple fact is that Bristol City don't need to sell and clubs may well find better value in the market. And it's for this reason that we make the Canaries unlikely to buy Flint.

Especially considering their recent appointment of Stuart Webber from Huddersfield as sporting director to make sure that Norwich's player trading stacks up and is well executed.

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“With the budget constraints we have got, we are not going to be able to have two fantastic right backs on excellent salaries. We might only be able to have one and back him up with a younger guy, whether from the academy or signing a young one who isn’t on a big salary, to keep our best players.

The easiest thing to do is sell one of our top players but instead we have to be creative,” said Webber at the beginning of the summer.

That's not to say that Flint is not necessarily worth a big outlay, just that there is likely to be clubs more open to a sale, more in need of the money and players more desperate to go and reaching the end of their contracts.